The report shows a decline in filings, new mitigation measures and conditions, and continued emphasis on monitoring and enforcement.
On July 23, 2024, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)...more
The proposal signals a continued effort to expand CFIUS’s enforcement scope and update penalties.
On April 11, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the Proposed Rule)...more
The Report shows that CFIUS reviewed a record number of filings in 2022 and also required more mitigation as a condition of clearance.
On July 31, 2023, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)...more
8/8/2023
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The recent developments signal a renewed vigor to protect US national security.
This Client Alert highlights the following recent developments relating to national security investment reviews conducted by the Committee on...more
While the Guidelines are not legally binding, they signal CFIUS’s clear intent to take an active approach to compliance and enforcement.
On October 20, 2022, the US Department of the Treasury, as Chair of the Committee on...more
President Biden sends a message to foreign investors and the business community that CFIUS will closely scrutinize transactions presenting certain risk factors.
On September 15, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive...more
9/27/2022
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The report reflects CFIUS’ work during the first full year since the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act implementing regulations took effect.
On August 2, 2022, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the...more
If enacted, the bill would establish an interagency committee in the US to review certain outbound investment and other activity affecting supply chain security, domestic production, and manufacturing capacities.
Key...more
With the new administration poised to take office, public and private companies will need to consider how President Biden’s regulatory, enforcement, and legislative priorities will affect their businesses. During this...more
2/17/2021
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CFIUS continued to have a busy year in 2018, and CFIUS reveals first available data about the declaration process under the new Pilot Program.
On May 16, 2020, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...more
The new filing fees can be as high as $300,000 for covered transactions valued at $750 million or more.
On April 27, 2020, the US Treasury Department announced in an interim rule with request for comments that the Committee...more
Under the final regulations, CFIUS filings for certain transactions will be required, and CFIUS will have broader jurisdiction to review certain foreign investments.
On January 13, 2020, the US Treasury Department published...more
1/22/2020
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